HR8647Referred to Committee
Representative Green's Original Legislation to increase from 9 to 13 the number of justices of the Supreme Court.
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2026-05-04
Introduced
0
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Al Green
Democrat · TX · Representative
Votes with party: 97.9% (581 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/G000553
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Cosponsors (0)
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No cosponsors on record. Bills can pass without cosponsors — this often means the sponsor introduced the bill alone, either because it's a messaging bill, a chairman's mark, or simply early in the legislative cycle.
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Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2026-05-04
Previously
- Judiciary CommitteeReferred To · 2026-05-04
Plain-English Summary
The proposal would expand the Supreme Court from nine justices to thirteen, adding four new seats to the nation's highest court. This would affect how the Court operates and could shift its ideological balance depending on who the President appoints to fill the new positions. The change would require congressional approval and would impact major legal decisions affecting all Americans for decades to come.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8647 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8647 Representative Green's Original Legislation to increase from 9 to 13 the number of justices of the Supreme Court. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 4, 2026 Mr. Green of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL Representative Green's Original Legislation to increase from 9 to 13 the number of justices of the Supreme Court. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. EXPANSION OF THE SUPREME COURT. Section 1 of title 28, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by striking ``eight'' and inserting ``twelve''; and (2) by striking ``six'' and inserting ``eight''. <all>
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